LG G Pro Lite smartphone official, packs 5.5-inch qHD display

After Samsung and Sony, now LG has decided to enter the mid-range phablet market with the announcement of G Pro Lite smartphone today. Featuring a 5.5-inch qHD display, LG G Pro Lite will be available in Latin America first sometime this month. The smartphone will then be released in India, Russia and other Asian countries.

LG has also included quite a few software enhancements on the phone like KnockOn, which allows users to awake the device with two taps on the screen, Pause and Resume recording, and QTranslator.

“With LG G Pro Lite, we are introducing a competitive device to the masses in the growing large smartphone market,” said Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “The market for smartphones with displays over five inches will continue to grow and LG is in a great position to capture these new customers when they’re ready to move up from their current phones.”

LG will also be releasing a dual-SIM variant of G Pro Lite, which will be known as LG G Pro Lite dual. There is no word on the pricing or exact availability right now.